Apparel apparatus



March 25, 1930. M vlc-roRsoHN 'A APPAREL APPARATUS Filed Feb. 25, 1929 (lbboz mq rmt-med Mar. 25, 192.0 y 1,751,777

UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE MORRIS VICTORSOHN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK APPAREL APPARATUS Application led February 25, 1929. Serial No. 342,572.

This invention relates to apparel appahereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and

ratus, and the improvements are directed to particularl `pointed out in the claims.

a novel form of support adapted to be mount- In said rawings:

ed within a trunk or the like and associated Figure 1 is a front elevation of my inventherewith in a manner to permit its swingtion in retracted position within a trunk or 55 ing removal therefrom to facilitate the hangother container.

ingof garments thereon. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken Heretofore it has been the practice to proon line 2--2 `of Fig. 1; and

vide ixtures within a trunk or the like for Fiom 3 is a view like unto Fig. 2, but showsupporting a plurality of hangers adapted to ing the hanger in an extended osition and 6'.) carry wearing apparel and similar articles; protruding beyond the face of t e body porsaid hangers being in most instances removtion of a trunk. ably attached to said fixtures and separable Referring now in articular to the accomtherefrom each time a garment is to be placed panying drawings, w erein like characters of `on a hanger for subsequent positioning in reference denote similar parts throughout C5 said trunk. In short, it has been necessary to the several views, the numeral 5 designates remove a particular hanger from a trunk, generally a trunk, or similar container, havlace the garment thereon and replace said ing the usual side walls adapted to support A anger. my improved device, as shown in Fig. l. It is therefore the primary object of the Upon inspection ofthe drawings it will be 7o resent invention to develop an improved noted that I have provided a hanger 6, which Ranger for garments, or the like, wherein it substantially spans the space between the side is unnecessary to actually remove the hanger walls of the trunk, and is adapted to receive from the trunk during the placement of the garments or the like, said hanger being prefgarment thereon, thus simplifying the packerably rotatably mounted to permit adjust- 75 ing or unpacking of a trunk. ment of the said garments thereon as to over- Another object is to provide means for suplapping heights, and to this end each of the porting a swingable hanger,l said means extremities is provided with forwardly dibeing normally lixedly secured toacontainer, rected pintles and 8 loosely mounted in such as a trunk, for instance, and includin arms 9 and l0 respectively. The intermelsa cooperative means for maintaining the sai diate portions of said arms are connected by hanger in an extended position or in a rea brace.11,which also serves as a hanger for tracted location within the trunk. garments, andas shown in Figs. 2 and 3, said Still another object of the invention rebrace 11 is provided with lateral extensions 12 sides in the provision of a rotatable hanger and 13 which space the body portion of the 85 member adapted Jfor removable engagement 'former ,beyond the vertical plane of said with certain supporting means, and the prohanger 6, as viewed in Fig. 2, the ends of said vision of a supplemental hanger fixedly borne extensions being secured to said arms 9 and byrsaid supporting means and positioned in 10 as indicated at 14.

40 spaced relation to the former hanger member. Each of the sidewalls of said trunk 5 is m A still further object of the invention is provided with a bracket 15, each having ears to provide a device of the above-mentioned 16 and 17 suitably apertured to receive character, which is exceedingly compact in arscrews 18 and 19 for rigidly attaching said rangement, easy to operate and comprising brackets to said side walls. As shown in but a few simple parts. Flg. 1, the body ortlon of each of the 95 With these objects in view, together with brackets is s aced eyond the plane of the others which will appear as the description ears16 and l for the reception of the lower proceeds, the invention resides inthe novel ends of said arms 9 and 10, which are pivformation, combination and arrangement of otally borne by sald brackets, as indicated at parts, all as will be described more fully 18, and since the lower ends of said arms are 100 spaced from the inner faces of said side walls,

free pivotal movement of said arms and the hangers carried thereby is assured.

In Fig. 2, the normal position of the -hangers 6 and 11, is shown. That is, the said hangers and the garments supported thereby are entirely within the trunk and in a packed or portable condition. However, when the p time for unpacking arrivesthe door of'the trunk is opened and the hanger 6 given a slight outward pull which rotates said arms 9 andlO on their pivots 18, until the hanger 6 assumes the position shown in Fig. 3. It will be noted that the brace or hanger 11 is now spaced rearwardly of the first-named hanger 6, and the garments on either may be removed or replaced without interference from said hangers, or the garments carried thereby. The arms 9 and 10 are maintained in a substantially horizontal position in View of' the engagement with the lower rear edge of said arms with the inner portion of the brackets above the ears 16, as will be quite apparent on inspection of Fig. 3. When it is .desired to return the hangers within the trunk, the same are pushed upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, and the arms 9 and 10 are maintained in an erect position by the engagement of the detents 2O within the apertures 21 in said arms.

As shown in Fig. 1 the upper ends of said arms 9 and 10 are slightly oifset, as shown at 22, and then directed upwardly and -arranged curved in cross-section for the reception of pintles 7 and 8. This slight curvature adds rigidity to the structure and further provides a guide to facilitate the removal of hanger 6 when the arms are slightly spread apart, as is quite apparent.

From the foregoing it is manifest I have developed a device exceedingly simple in construction and admirably adapted for the uses noted hereinbefore. By adopting myhanger a relatively large quantity of garments may be supported in a trunk in pendent position and with the assurance that their positions will be maintained during the transporting of the trunk.

While the present is a disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is not limited thereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction, proportion, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, brackets adapted to be secured to the sides of a container, arms pivotally borne by said brackets, a hanger carried by the upper ends of said arms and a supplemental hanger c onnecting the intermediate portions of said arms and positioned laterally of the vertical plane of said first-named hanger in all positions of said han er.

2. A device o the character described adapted to besecured to the sides of a cons1 ature. MORRIS VIGTO` S 

